We use Cobalt mainly for the Preparation of Magnetic, Wear-Resistant, and high Strength Alloys. Another use for Cobalt to make glass and ceramics a blue color. Cobalt is something that is mined, usually with another product. Meaning that cobalt isn’t mined by itself. There are no countries that cobalt is banned in. A small amount of Cobalt is good for humans.
Cobalt is something that can be good for humans, animals and the environment. But it is only good if there are small amounts, if there is too much then we have a problem. Cobalt is good for humans because of its Vitamin B12, which is essential for human health. If you breath in too much cobalt dust particles through the air, it can affect your lungs. These lung affects could be Asthma or pneumonia. Cobalt can get into Soil, then when plants grow in these soils the have small amounts of cobalt. This cobalt is necessary for all mammals. A negative effect of cobalt is there can be too much cobalt in soil. If there is too much cobalt in the soil and that gets into the plants that animals eat, that can cause problems for the animals.
Cobalt really has no major affects, so the only position that I take on this is that we should try and use some of the alternatives. With the only reason being that over the past years the price of Cobalt has been increasing. The price could lead to a rise in price of some everyday objects.
Health Effects
Cobalt is good for humans because of its Vitamin B12, which is essential for human health. The total intake for each human is variable, but in some cases the total daily intake could be as much as 1 mg. Most of it gets passed through the body, except for the Vitamin B12, which the body absorbs.Cobalt can also be used to treat anemia in pregnant woman, because it helps the production of red blood cells.Radiation of Radioactive Cobalt can also be good for human health. If the radiation is used in the proper was the radiation could be used with cancer patients to destroy tumors. The patients will suffer from hair loss, diarrhea, and vomiting but they no longer will have a tumor and will be able to live longer.
But Cobalt is not always good for humans. If you breath in too much cobalt dust particles through the air, it can affect your lungs. These lung affects could be Asthma or pneumonia. This doesn’t happen to general people, more with people who work with cobalt consistently everyday.Cobalt can also be ingested, when a plant grows on a path of land that is contaminated with cobalt, the plant will accumulate small particle of Cobalt. This happens to some things that we each, such things as fruit and seeds. This is only really a problem when these are grown near mining and melting factories, these contaminated plants can cause health effects.Even thought the radiation of radioactive cobalt isotopes can be used to destroy tumors it still can be bad for your body. If the radiation from the radioactive cobalt in the wrong was there can be some very serious health effects. Some of the effects of it would be loss of hair, vomiting, bleeding, or even death.
Environmental Effects
Cobalt is something that is naturally in the Environment. It can be found in the soil, air, water, rocks, plants, and animals. Since it is something that is in the environment it really does not have too many positive or negative effects. From the research I have done it seems like cobalt just gets into the environment and the only way it is bad is if there is too much of it. It can be good when Cobalt gets into Soil, then when plants grow in these soils the have small amounts of cobalt. This cobalt is necessary for all mammals.
A negative effect of cobalt is there can be too much cobalt in soil. If there is too much cobalt in the soil and that gets into the plants that animals eat, that can cause problems for the animals. Another thing that can be considered a negative effect is that when cobalt gets into nature it cannot be destroyed. It may react with other particles, but in the end most cobalt will end up in soils and sediments.
Economical and Political Impacts
Some alternatives are being used today because Cobalt prices have rose significantly and people are worrying about the amount of cobalt that is available around the world. Some of the alternatives are nickel-iron which can be used to make strong magnets. But the magnets that are produced are not as strong as if they were made with cobalt. Nickel base alloys could be used to make jet engines. The cost of these alternatives is actually cheaper than the cost of Cobalt. Which is why some of the Alternatives are actually being used. If cobalt were banned we would still have all of the products that it is used in today. All of the products that cobalt is in have alternative sources so other things can be used instead of Cobalt. But some of the products may not be as good with the other materials, with one example being magnets, we would still have them but they would not be as good. The ban would not affect the average American that much. It is in some common every dad products like Ceramics and Magnets. But for magnets there is an alternative so it would not be that big of a problem. Ceramics are something that are not necessary for everyday life so that would not be that big of a problem. So if Cobalt were to be banned it would not affect the average American. If Cobalt were to be banned there would not be major political problems for us here in the USA. But there would be problems in some places like, Republic of the Congo, that is their main export and the banning of Cobalt could affect them. Democratic Republic of the Congo is the top exporter of Cobalt. It exports just about 40% of the worlds share. Other countries that export cobalt include, Canada, Zambia and
Synthesis and Production
Cobalt is something that does not have to be made. It is found in the environment naturally, so it is usually mined. It does not have to be made mechanically in some type of lab with the combination of other chemicals. Over the past years the amount of production has increased a lot. Even though now people are finding alternatives for Cobalt more and more cobalt is being mined every year. Before people did not just mine Cobalt they mined other things like Nickel and Copper. In this production some cobalt was found and trying to mine one thing they are mining 2 things. These days now people are mining Cobalt by itself, it has become such a big product that people want to get in on it.
Cobalt is an element that is used in some everyday objects. The one problem with cobalt is its cost. Over the past years, the price of cobalt has been on a steady incline. If this price incline continues we will need to begin other things in place of cobalt. There are already some alternatives for cobalt nickel-iron can be used instead of cobalt in the production of strong magnets. So in the end we have alternatives for Cobalt and we need to start using them.
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COBALT
Abstract
We use Cobalt mainly for the Preparation of Magnetic, Wear-Resistant, and high Strength Alloys. Another use for Cobalt to make glass and ceramics a blue color. Cobalt is something that is mined, usually with another product. Meaning that cobalt isn’t mined by itself. There are no countries that cobalt is banned in. A small amount of Cobalt is good for humans.
Cobalt is something that can be good for humans, animals and the environment. But it is only good if there are small amounts, if there is too much then we have a problem. Cobalt is good for humans because of its Vitamin B12, which is essential for human health. If you breath in too much cobalt dust particles through the air, it can affect your lungs. These lung affects could be Asthma or pneumonia. Cobalt can get into Soil, then when plants grow in these soils the have small amounts of cobalt. This cobalt is necessary for all mammals. A negative effect of cobalt is there can be too much cobalt in soil. If there is too much cobalt in the soil and that gets into the plants that animals eat, that can cause problems for the animals.
Cobalt really has no major affects, so the only position that I take on this is that we should try and use some of the alternatives. With the only reason being that over the past years the price of Cobalt has been increasing. The price could lead to a rise in price of some everyday objects.
Health Effects
Cobalt is good for humans because of its Vitamin B12, which is essential for human health. The total intake for each human is variable, but in some cases the total daily intake could be as much as 1 mg. Most of it gets passed through the body, except for the Vitamin B12, which the body absorbs.Cobalt can also be used to treat anemia in pregnant woman, because it helps the production of red blood cells.Radiation of Radioactive Cobalt can also be good for human health. If the radiation is used in the proper was the radiation could be used with cancer patients to destroy tumors. The patients will suffer from hair loss, diarrhea, and vomiting but they no longer will have a tumor and will be able to live longer.
But Cobalt is not always good for humans. If you breath in too much cobalt dust particles through the air, it can affect your lungs. These lung affects could be Asthma or pneumonia. This doesn’t happen to general people, more with people who work with cobalt consistently everyday.Cobalt can also be ingested, when a plant grows on a path of land that is contaminated with cobalt, the plant will accumulate small particle of Cobalt. This happens to some things that we each, such things as fruit and seeds. This is only really a problem when these are grown near mining and melting factories, these contaminated plants can cause health effects.Even thought the radiation of radioactive cobalt isotopes can be used to destroy tumors it still can be bad for your body. If the radiation from the radioactive cobalt in the wrong was there can be some very serious health effects. Some of the effects of it would be loss of hair, vomiting, bleeding, or even death.
Environmental Effects
Cobalt is something that is naturally in the Environment. It can be found in the soil, air, water, rocks, plants, and animals. Since it is something that is in the environment it really does not have too many positive or negative effects. From the research I have done it seems like cobalt just gets into the environment and the only way it is bad is if there is too much of it. It can be good when Cobalt gets into Soil, then when plants grow in these soils the have small amounts of cobalt. This cobalt is necessary for all mammals.
A negative effect of cobalt is there can be too much cobalt in soil. If there is too much cobalt in the soil and that gets into the plants that animals eat, that can cause problems for the animals. Another thing that can be considered a negative effect is that when cobalt gets into nature it cannot be destroyed. It may react with other particles, but in the end most cobalt will end up in soils and sediments.
Economical and Political Impacts
Some alternatives are being used today because Cobalt prices have rose significantly and people are worrying about the amount of cobalt that is available around the world. Some of the alternatives are nickel-iron which can be used to make strong magnets. But the magnets that are produced are not as strong as if they were made with cobalt. Nickel base alloys could be used to make jet engines. The cost of these alternatives is actually cheaper than the cost of Cobalt. Which is why some of the Alternatives are actually being used. If cobalt were banned we would still have all of the products that it is used in today. All of the products that cobalt is in have alternative sources so other things can be used instead of Cobalt. But some of the products may not be as good with the other materials, with one example being magnets, we would still have them but they would not be as good. The ban would not affect the average American that much. It is in some common every dad products like Ceramics and Magnets. But for magnets there is an alternative so it would not be that big of a problem. Ceramics are something that are not necessary for everyday life so that would not be that big of a problem. So if Cobalt were to be banned it would not affect the average American. If Cobalt were to be banned there would not be major political problems for us here in the USA. But there would be problems in some places like, Republic of the Congo, that is their main export and the banning of Cobalt could affect them. Democratic Republic of the Congo is the top exporter of Cobalt. It exports just about 40% of the worlds share. Other countries that export cobalt include, Canada, Zambia and
Synthesis and Production
Cobalt is something that does not have to be made. It is found in the environment naturally, so it is usually mined. It does not have to be made mechanically in some type of lab with the combination of other chemicals. Over the past years the amount of production has increased a lot. Even though now people are finding alternatives for Cobalt more and more cobalt is being mined every year. Before people did not just mine Cobalt they mined other things like Nickel and Copper. In this production some cobalt was found and trying to mine one thing they are mining 2 things. These days now people are mining Cobalt by itself, it has become such a big product that people want to get in on it.
This one way to form cobalt metal
2Co2+(aq) + NaOCl(aq) + 4OH-(aq) + H2O → 2Co(OH)3(s) + NaCl(aq)
2Co(OH)3 (heat) → Co2O3 + 3H2O
2Co2O3 + 3C → Co + 3CO2
Hydrido Tetraamine cobalt(III)
Summary
Cobalt is an element that is used in some everyday objects. The one problem with cobalt is its cost. Over the past years, the price of cobalt has been on a steady incline. If this price incline continues we will need to begin other things in place of cobalt. There are already some alternatives for cobalt nickel-iron can be used instead of cobalt in the production of strong magnets. So in the end we have alternatives for Cobalt and we need to start using them.
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Sources For Information
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http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Co/key.html
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Co/key.html
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele027.html